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Holiday Matching Campaign 2023
From December 1st until December 31st, 2023, Peterson is matching donations up to $10,000! This marks the eighth consecutive year that Peterson has generously agreed to match donations during the holiday season to the Richmond Food Bank Society. We are very grateful for this amazing donation matching initiative that doubles the impact of donations for…
Read MoreDecember 2023 Hours of Operation & Distribution Schedule
Happy holidays! Here is our holiday schedule for late December 2023 to early January 2024. Click here for a PDF version of the schedule. Please note that there will be NO grocery distribution from Monday, December 25th, 2023 to Monday, January 1st, 2024. During this week, our office will be open from December 26th to…
Read MoreBC Thanksgiving Food Drive 2023
The Richmond Food Bank Society is looking forward to 16th annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive that will take place from September 18th-23rd, this year. This province wide initiative raises thousands of pounds of quality non perishable food, in support of food banks across BC. The goal this year is to raise over 800,000lbs of non…
Read MoreBoard of Directors 2023/2024
On June 21st, 2023, the Richmond Food Bank Society held its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM). AGMs are required under the BC Societies Act to elect the board of directors for the upcoming year. At our AGM, we elected our 2023/2024 Board of Directors, reviewed our audited financial statements, and Executive Director, Hajira Hussain, presented…
Read MoreRichmond Food Bank Open House & Community Pantry Launch
Save the date! The Richmond Food Bank Society is hosting an Open House & Community Pantry Launch on Friday, June 23rd from 12pm-2pm. The Open House will feature many of the food security community partners working in collaboration with the food bank and the collective, tangible actions each of us are taking to feed the…
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